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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH
2010
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the State ofNorth Carolina has long been concerned with the health of its
citizens; and
WHEREAS, chronic lung diseases, known collectively as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
(COPD), are the third leading cause of death in North Carolina and the fourth in the United States; and
WHEREAS, over 4,410 North Carolinians died from COPD in 2008, and nationally, over 120,000
Americans die from this disease each year; and
WHEREAS, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a leading cause of disability in the U.S. and
North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, more than 12 million people in' the United States have been diagnosed with some
form ofCOPD and another 12 million people with forms of the disease are undiagnosed; and
WHEREAS, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease currently costs the United States an estimated
$502 billion a year and those costs are rising steadily; and
WHEREAS, the cost of COPD hospitalizations was more than $317 million in North Carolina in
2008, not including other costs such as lost wages or lost productivity; and
WHEREAS, awareness, early detection and treatment are crucial in the prevention or slowing of
the spread of lung disease in this country; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of North Carolina deserve the opportunity to grow, thrive, be healthy and
be informed and aware of their respiratory health and of the factors that affect that health;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina
do hereby proclaim November 2010, as "CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
AWARENESS MONTH" in North Carolina and urge all citizens to help raise awareness about the
prevalence of chroni ·ve pulmonary disease and the serious effects associated with the disease.
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
WHEREOF, ve hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State ofNorth
Carolina at the Capital in Raleigh this fourth day of October in the year of our Lord two thousand and ten, and of
the Independence of the Umted States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH
2010
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the State ofNorth Carolina has long been concerned with the health of its
citizens; and
WHEREAS, chronic lung diseases, known collectively as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
(COPD), are the third leading cause of death in North Carolina and the fourth in the United States; and
WHEREAS, over 4,410 North Carolinians died from COPD in 2008, and nationally, over 120,000
Americans die from this disease each year; and
WHEREAS, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a leading cause of disability in the U.S. and
North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, more than 12 million people in' the United States have been diagnosed with some
form ofCOPD and another 12 million people with forms of the disease are undiagnosed; and
WHEREAS, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease currently costs the United States an estimated
$502 billion a year and those costs are rising steadily; and
WHEREAS, the cost of COPD hospitalizations was more than $317 million in North Carolina in
2008, not including other costs such as lost wages or lost productivity; and
WHEREAS, awareness, early detection and treatment are crucial in the prevention or slowing of
the spread of lung disease in this country; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of North Carolina deserve the opportunity to grow, thrive, be healthy and
be informed and aware of their respiratory health and of the factors that affect that health;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina
do hereby proclaim November 2010, as "CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
AWARENESS MONTH" in North Carolina and urge all citizens to help raise awareness about the
prevalence of chroni ·ve pulmonary disease and the serious effects associated with the disease.
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
WHEREOF, ve hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State ofNorth
Carolina at the Capital in Raleigh this fourth day of October in the year of our Lord two thousand and ten, and of
the Independence of the Umted States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.